"Woohoo we are gonna have the door in". She is growing so fast bless your family Seth.

@sethcraftworkshop

Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed! Its nice to have this door installed now that winter is here. The homeowner is very ready for this to be done. We only have a few more steps and we can wrap up this build.

I would never have the hinges on the outside where someone could tap them out and gain access to my possessions.

excellent job.

@sethcraftworkshop

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. This detached office has worked well for the homeowner.

Out of square, the passive door has a big gap above and the active door has a big gap below. Edit: I spoke too soon, looks like you caught that, good job!

@sethcraftworkshop

Жыл бұрын

The door from Lowes was not great. For the price of over $1200 we expected higher quality.

@TheSeriesofTubes

Жыл бұрын

@@sethcraftworkshop agreed, you worked with what you had, certainly not an Andersen or Marvin door with an install kit.

A lot of times the difference between the two doors can be adjusted with the hinges (if they r adjustable) the hinge pins can be screwed up or down as needed

Thank you for calling this a DIY install, the weather envelope looks pretty rough but still better than a contractor that is careless or cutting corners.

@sethcraftworkshop

Жыл бұрын

This was my very first double door install. Seemed to be alright. 3 layers of flashing should keep this water proof.

@TheSeriesofTubes

Жыл бұрын

@@sethcraftworkshop it’s not that it’s not enough, it’s the execution. There are a lot of ripples and overlaps that can trap water. I know this is nit picky, but the through wall flashing (good on you to use this, not typically something you see as a DIY) should be measured with the opening, bent cleanly on a brake. There should be a continuous membrane underneath the flashing and not multiple pieces stacked on the corners. Membranes and flashing tape is thick and can contribute to the door not sitting plumb if there’s inconsistent coverage, air pockets or creases. On a home cheapo door, this can cause things like the alignment being off. It’s harder to get a poor quality door to level than a higher quality door with adjustments and leaf hinges. In fact, it’s a trick of the trade to stack membranes in either side of the rough opening to get a poorly framed door opening to sit level. Also, don’t shim the head jamb, or if you do, pull the shim before final assembly, this can cause it to deform and create alignment issues. You also need to be careful to not over foam that joint and cause compression. I say all these things to be constructive, and helpful, hopefully that’s how they come across. At any rate, thank you for making the video, I may show this to clients to differentiate our installations from a diy, although like I said, this is still better than a fly by night contractor that doesn’t care and cuts corners.

So the RO of the door was supposed to be 60x80? I wonder if the extra 1.5 inches from the bottom plate needs to be considered since the RO will be about 60x81.5 once it is removed

I'm wanting to get french doors as an exterior entrance. I like the doors swinging out for the extra space inside, but having the hinges exposed to the outside, will that make it easier for someone to break in?

@sethcraftworkshop

Жыл бұрын

You would need to make sure that its an exterior door with hinges that do not have exposed pins. You can buy doors that are designed to open outward like that. Should not be an issue.

@ctap37

Жыл бұрын

@@sethcraftworkshop Thank you so much!

Are your hinges supposed to be on the outside of the door? Couldn't the bolts be removed and the door come off?

@sethcraftworkshop

18 күн бұрын

At that point a robber could just break the glass. This door is designed to operate like this.

What brand doors did you go with? seeing a lot of negative reviews on french doors while shopping

@sethcraftworkshop

Жыл бұрын

This door was from Lowes but I am not sure the brand. It was not a great door considering the cost.

@brandonallen914

Жыл бұрын

@@sethcraftworkshop okay that helps, thank you. Only seeing jeld wen available at lowes. And not good reviews

What size door did you purchase? I have a 12 x 32 and want to put it on the long side of the shed.

@sethcraftworkshop

8 ай бұрын

You will likely need to increase the size of the header board when you place this on the long side. (if you have the same style roof as in the video) This door was a 60" x 80".

You’re very handsome.

This shed has expensive door.

@sethcraftworkshop

10 ай бұрын

Yes. The shed was actually turned into a detached office space with clients visiting.

So now if you could just let me see your wallet you won't even know I was here. Bye bye

@sethcraftworkshop

5 ай бұрын

That door was costly! I had no idea double doors were that much. In my new 20x30 workshop I built my own super heavy door for around $180.